Leaves of Grass Page #3

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Well, I'm happy for you.

You're gonna be a grandma.

Are you gonna be a husband?

I ain't Dad.

Your father was a freaked out

genius who wasted his life.

You coulda done anything.

Got a higher IQ

than your brother

and he just passed you by.

I, I ain't, I ain't tryin'

to keep up with Billy.

I ain't him and he ain't me.

Momma, I, I like

who I am just fine.

You think I'll see him

again before I die?

I think it's gonna take

one of us dyin' to get him

to come back down here.

Well.

Nice settin' with ya.

[Sighs]

(Bill)

Thanks.

(Sorenson)

Gorgeous.

Oh, this is, uh,

this is wonderful.

I, I, I almost

never eat out

in Providence.

You know,

now and then

Federal Hill.

But nearly enough.

Your book

on Marcus Aurelius has

the community astir.

Oh, thanks.

Which press was that?

Oxford.

(Levy)

They did

your translation

of The Menaechmi.

(Bill)

They did.

They've been terrific.

Plautus. How

do you find the time?

Well, uh, I don't

have a life.

[Chuckles]

[Uncomfortable chuckles]

I read some

biographical material

on you last week, Bill.

You, uh, you come

from humble beginnings.

I do. Yeah.

Where was

it? Omaha?

Oklahoma.

Oh, why don't you,

uh, why don't you

have an accent?

With some considerable

effort, I lost it.

And you, your father

was a bootlegger?

It was my

grandfather, actually.

Fantastic.

Why fantastic?

(Sorenson)

I don't know.

So many of us were

trained for this life.

Fancy private schools,

parents in academia.

I, I'm always astounded

by those who've made

their own way.

Oh, thank you.

I, uh, my family

is a bit

eccentric.

I found

discipline in books.

Well, you're probably

wondering why Dean

Sorenson is here.

Bill, we'd like to offer you

a position in the law school.

You can't be serious.

(Sorenson)

We wanted to incorporate

more philosophy into

the curriculum

And when we got wind

of your hesitancy

in transferring

up from Brown and Classics,

we had the idea of letting

you create your own institute

for our law students.

[Chuckles]

I, uh,

I don't even know

how to begin to respond.

That is such

a precipitous offer.

Savor it.

Digest it.

Moments like this

come too seldom in life.

I, uh, I'll say.

(Levy)

We all want

you here, Bill.

You've crafted

your career diligently.

It makes absolute sense

as your next step.

You've a dollop

of cioppino.

Honey, that's about

as good as it gets.

Thank you, baby.

[Plucks guitar]

Look how sexy you look.

I do not.

You do! How long

the doctor give me?

Wait til I'm done

with the dishes.

Well, push that, damn,

put your metal to burn.

Bring electric.

[Phone rings]

I'm thuggin'

and comin' at ya.

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